Culture of Ghana Exhibit

NOSTALGIA: AN EXPLOSIVE COLLECTION OF SCENES REPRESENTING THE RICH COLORS, TRADITIONS, AND CULTURE OF GHANA

An Artistic Celebration of Black History Month

Greensboro, NC, February 1 –29, 2024 – The University of North Carolina Greensboro Department of Public Health Education in collaboration with the Department of African American and African Diaspora Studies will host a free, month-long art display, Nostalgia: An Explosive Collection of Scenes Representing the Rich Colors, Traditions, and Culture of Ghana, by artist Belinda Hodasi Jones.

Belinda Hodasi Jones was born in Ghana, West Africa and has been creating art since she was a small child. She received her Graphic Design degree from the College of Art, University of Science and Technology in Kumasi, Ghana and began working for the Art Gallery at the Center of National Culture. It was there that Ms. Jones realized, “the freedom of creating from my soul was what I had always yearned to do.”

Ms. Jones’ professional career includes working for the Kakum National Forest, the Museums and Monuments Board in Cape Coast, Ghana, and eventually the Smithsonian Institute in Washington, DC. At the Smithsonian, Ms. Jones worked on “Crossroads of People. Crosswinds of Trade.” As a black, educated women from West Africa, this was the first time that she had encountered the history of the slave trade, and it was an honor to use her talent while learning to help tell this important story.

Nostalgia: An Explosive Collection of Scenes Representing the Rich Colors, Traditions, and Culture of Ghana opens Thursday, February 1st at 5 pm at the Gatewood Studio Arts Building, 527 Highland Ave., Greensboro, NC. The artist will be in attendance and guests can enjoy light hors d’oeuvres.

The exhibit is free and open to the public, February 1st – February 29th, 8 am – 9 pm. Free parking can be accessed in the parking lot at the corner of Highland Ave. and Oakland Ave. Please view our website for samples of Ms. Jones’ artwork, www.phe.uncg.edu.